The Western U.S. has experienced catastrophic fire frequency and extent in 2020. Matt Reeves, USFS, shares some wildfire prediction tools that may help landowners and agencies prepare in the future for both wildfire and grazing decisions that may help mitigate the effects of fire. He introduces a new monthly webinar for the growing season called “Reading the Tea Leaves”. https://www.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/events/tealeaves

MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST
Fuelcast app, https://www.fuelcast.net/ 
Rangeland Production Monitoring Service, https://www.lankstonconsulting.com/rpms. 
Wildfire Decision Support System, https://wfdss.usgs.gov/wfdss/WFDSS_Home.shtml

Transcript: https://bit.ly/33NOWNl

AoR 46: Matt Reeves, Fuelcasting: A West-Wide Rangeland Fuel Assessment

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